Not only was this a great stage to watch in full length with a worthy winner. This recap with commentary by Rob Hatch is brilliant, too. Accurate, passionate, and not shy with context and opinion. Praising Mirco Maestri in the end was just the cherry on the cake (and the detail that made me write this comment). All in all, this is high quality entertainment.

Happy for the former world champ....he raced beautifully....a stage to remember

So happy to see Julian find his legs today and show that he's still got some fire. Chapeau!

This is why we love cycling ..merci Julian.

this was a great day for cycling. this man always works hard to make races exciting. deserved stage win

Chapeau, Julian! AND ANOTHER FANTASTIC COMMENTATOR WITHOUT SPOILERS!! 🎉🩷

Is there anybody we _wanted_ to see win more than this? ❤

He's still got it, way to go Julian!

I keep writing off great riders coming back from injury. When will I learn? Chapeau Julian.

Desperately needed win for Julian. I’m glad for him!!

Gotta love Alaphilippe!

Yes, that made my day. Julian was Rocking and rolling Bravo.

Like Peter stage 10 2020, like Julian..😊😊

THIS WIN BROUGHT BACK A MEMORY . . . I remember in 2016 I got to watch LouLou win what I believe was the first stage race of his career. I got to see him win stage 3 (Gibraltar stage) at Tour of California and he took a pic with me in his yellow jersey after he won the stage which he carried all the way to the end winning the overall in Sacramento. I then followed the tour to every stage that year and got to see my favourite rider of all time Cav win the final stage in Sacramento. I have a room in my house that has many pics that I took standing next to many of the greats like Wiggo in Yellow Bernal in Yellow Alaphelippe in Yellow Pogi in Yellow Tejay Van Garderen in Yellow G. Bennett in Yellow Cav in Green Sagan in Green Gavaria in Green Oss in KOM and several others including almost every rider from Team SKY that appeared over the years I also have autographs from EVERY SINGLE one of them. Being an Englishman living in California it was a real treat to get to meet all these greats and get personal pics and autographs from all of them. I went to the TOC every year from '09 - '19 and only missed about 12 stages in total in all those years. I've never ridden a bike in competition but I guess you could call my spare room a shrine to all these greats. It's really a thing to see with all these guys in classification jerseys and me the Muppet standing next to them and all their autographs on different items such as my English flag, my British flag, team water bottles, pics from years previous and my Team Britain riders jersey. I also have a burger wrapper signed by Cav in '09 which was my first autograph and I wasn't prepared for it😂 From that point on I realised what incredibly easy access I had to all these riders and was always well prepared every single year!! Thanks for hearing me ramble on CHAPEAU TO LOULOU!!! INCREDIBLE WIN!!! That should silence Leferve!! 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

So happy for alaphilppe 👏🏼👏🏼👊🏼

Cycling needs more characters like this. At last,some excitement

Happy for Julian! Well deserved!

I happy for Julian! forza!

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Been waiting for this and Julian presented a good result so far. Bet his boss would just say ehh ... yeah gòod.

Finally...! Félicitations Julian.

Amazing !!! He deserve !

👏🏻👏🏻 Delighted for him 😍😍

watching from kenya

Top win! Strong application of good old fashioned guts and determination.

Congratulations, Alaphilippe! It was just a matter of time and it's about time.

Such a beautiful moment for Alaphilippe! Great to see him back to the top!

LOU LOU looked like his old self!!! Viva La France!!!

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A stroke of genius by Alaphalippe, proving he can never be counted out of any Grand Tour Stage. So stoked to see him get the win.

Chapeau Alaphilippe! Great to see him back after everything he’s been through.

Always a great day when Juilan is the headline

F*cking heroic from Lulu

That looks like it was a proper bike race!

The biggest loser of this race, someone who did not even ride it. Yes you guess correctly none other than Patrick Lefereve.

Happy to see Lulu back 💪🏻

Im listening Rob Hatch even when sleeping

Soo happy loulou came back to glory!! This stage track was soo underrated! I think is the most beautiful of the giro

nice. today the giro made me happy.

Absolutely elated by this exhilarating stage result! Edge-of-my-seat live viewing of the last 100km (!!) of that impossibly brilliant breakaway, loved the classy cooperation between the two leaders, and the triumphant final climb to a beautiful, redemptive finish for my favorite champion. Surely now that a day has passed, it's no spoiler --- Allez LouLou!!! :D :D :D

Congrats Julian 🎉🎉

What an iconic solo perfomance by Alaphilipe

Congratulations to the people’s champion.

Selamat buat mas Julian Alaphilippe! Chapeau !

This field in the 2024 version of the Giro feels about as competitive as Max/Red Bull in F1

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Really happy to see Alaphilipe win after all the criticism and difficulties he's been through.

The champ and The Legend JA the best, bravo....

I've only been watching the tours for the last few years so haven't seen Julian at his peak, but I've always admired what a fighter and courageous rider he is. What a win today, love him proving the pessimists wrong, fair fucking play

YAAAAAAAASSSSSS! Chapeau Lulu!!! 🎉

Yes!

Back winning, probably not drinking.

No images of Julian taking all those risks while descending.

Did I get it right? Julian went in a break with 126 km to go and won?

Me being a noob stopping the video at 4:20 because that is a fearful sight to see Tadej out the saddle. I would've behind him like there he goes.

Keep it up Julian 👍👍

클라스는 영원하다.

after uitdebroeks exit, most of my interest in this giro has evaporated. Still, props to alaphillipe. Must confess i don't think he'll have plenty of days like today left in the tank. Though i'm more than willing to be proven wrong by him.

Grande Ala✨💪🏻🚴🏽💨💨🥇

0:58 SÌ, SÌ, SÌ

Please show rider stats. Many of us are interested in their power output, HR, cadence etc

Alaphilippe should have won stage 6 too but he finished only 2nd because he did the most work among the 3 leading riders and Sanchez, the rider who did the least work, won the sprint between the 3 riders. Sanchez faked weakness and pulled the least while Alaphilippe exhibited strength and pulled the most. As a result, Sanchez still had the energy reserve to win the sprint and won the stage with Alaphilippe 2nd and Plapp 3rd (who did his fair share of pulling).

I didn't know they call him Lulu as Pogi said it in his interview after 😂

We all know this day will come for Julian.. he’s super combative since the Stage 1

Great to see Alephilippe back on top

#PeaceLoveandRespect from 🇧🇼

1:06 I hope that Van Sintmaartensdijk will become a winner in the future. I want to see and hear his name more often! 😅

This seems sort of similar to stage 3 I think it was of the Tour in 2019. (The stage at least and how he won it)

Heck yeah the king of the mountains is back!

Awesome riding by Julian. Superb racing today.

Hey, Patrick, how you doin'?!

Man piccolo needs a win this giro. He deserves it on home soil.

The king is backkkk

Great to see Giugliano winning!!!!

I think this is the highlight of the Giro and possibly the highlight of the year so far!!! Chapeau loulou 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

getting really tired of UAE not controlling the race like they should for all of these stages, or is that old school tactics now?

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:14 *🚴 Stage 12 set the scene for an exciting day with breakaway attempts and challenging terrain.* - Riders battled it out in the breakaway on a course full of climbs and descents. 01:08 *🏞️ The breakaway group faced challenges in organizing and understanding each other's ambitions.* - Multiple riders attempted breakaways, but the front group was not well-organized. 02:51 *🚵 A tale of tactical cycling with threats on the general classification and solo breakaway success.* - Strategies played out as threats to the general classification arose within the breakaway group. - Solo riders made strategic moves, leading to a successful breakaway victory. 04:44 *🥇 Julian Alaphilippe secures a spectacular solo victory in the challenging race.* - Alaphilippe's solo breakaway led to a grand stage win at the Giro d'Italia. - The victory marked a significant achievement after facing public criticism in the past. - The solo win showcased Alaphilippe's skills and determination in the competition. Made with HARPA AI

JA is all class.One of my Favs .Couldnt care less about the PogDog.

Class is permanent? So much for meritocracy, then . . .

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5:35 What does he mean by Sagan's "record for the fastest stage win of all time"? Sounds like a record of the records, but no idea what the commentator means.

maybe this will get that Gorilla off his for a week or so

Go Julian….! BUT go easy at the after party 😂

almost 47kph average is crazy

I'm sure many of us can clearly see how Pogi has a cold, alergies or something. His nostrils are red as Rudolph and every time we see him on the bike or after the race hes either wiping his nose with the backside of his gloves or hes trying to clear his throat. It seems pretty obvious the past 2 or 3 days!! I hope this is the "something will happen" that i felt would happen causing him to lose time but we'll have to see 🤘🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Honestly surprised he's riding with a wrist watch. Seems like unnecessary weight in a sport that is focused on saving any gram that is possible 🤔

BRAVOphilippe F A,I,T, "PLAISIR" deeeTEEE "VOIR" terrrminerrrrr "DESSUS" leeeeVELO1.

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This announcer is so full of himself. Fake OVERSTATED pronounced. I can't hear this.

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Julian....great for years, then no where...no coming great again. 🤔🕵‍♂💊💉😂

5:09 "putaaaain" lol! Great job Julian!!

Superb win for a truly class act! 😁👍 M 🦘🏏😎